February 22: on this day in history

Historical events

1. 1371Robert II became king of Scotland, beginning the long reign of the Stuart dynasty.
2. 1881The ancient obelisk 'Cleopatra's Needle', brought from Egypt, was erected in New York's Central Park.
3. 1958Egypt and Syria united as a single state, forming the United Arab Republic.
4. 1959The famous US car race, the Daytona 500, was held for the first time; Lee Petty won.
5. 1997Scientists in Scotland announced Dolly the sheep to the world, the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.

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